Pallone Files Resolution Honoring 50th Anniversary of Springsteen’s Born to Run

LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced he will introduce a House Resolution honoring the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen’s iconic album Born to Run and celebrating the enduring cultural and musical legacy of one of New Jersey’s favorite sons.

“Bruce Springsteen didn’t just write an album. He wrote an anthem for the American dream, captured in the poetry of the working class and the spirit of the Jersey Shore,” Pallone said. “Fifty years later, Born to Run still makes us roll down the windows and believe in something better just over the horizon. It's time Congress officially said so.”

The resolution coincides with a weeklong celebration in September organized by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music at Monmouth University, which includes symposiums, academic conferences, rare footage screenings, walking tours of Springsteen’s old West End home, and a new exhibit on the photography behind the album’s unforgettable cover. The Long Branch Arts and Cultural Center also opened an exhibit showcasing Springsteen’s time in Long Branch, available now through September.

The resolution cites Born to Run's seven-times-platinum success, its place in the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry, and its continuing cultural impact – having been named one of the best albums of all time by Apple Music and home to one of Rolling Stone’s greatest songs ever written. It also highlights Springsteen’s lifetime of accolades: 20 Grammys, an Oscar, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and – of course – Bruce Springsteen Day, every September 23 in the state of New Jersey.

“Bruce has always been a proud son of the Jersey Shore,” Pallone continued. “My resolution recognizes what fans have known for decades: that his music belongs not just to New Jersey, but to the heart and soul of the nation.”

“Born to Run is unquestionably one of the greatest rock albums of all time,” added Bob Santelli, Executive Director of the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music. “That Bruce wrote the album in Long Branch, just a few blocks from where the Archives’ new home is being built, only adds to the excitement of celebrating its importance.”

The resolution also affirms the importance of federal support for the arts and institutions like the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music, which preserve and celebrate the unique history of American music for generations to come.

Pallone represents New Jersey’s Sixth Congressional District, which includes Long Branch, where Springsteen was born and where Born to Run was written.

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